Coming from the North, Austvågøy was the first island we reached at the Lofoten. We went to explore the landscape and 2 different places: Svolvaer the big fishing town and Henningsvaer the village spread over several islands. After spending the night close to Svolvaer, an administrative and tourist centre, we went into town. We used …
Even as the weather was not thrilling – an understatement – we wanted to explore more of the Vesterålen islands and headed to Langøya where we went to explore the two villages at the northern end – Nyksund and Stø. People have been living in Nyksund since before recorded history. It was an important fishing …
The Vesterålen are a good spot to see whales the whole year round. Nevertheless we just managed to get on the last trip of the year before the winter season starts around Christmas. The Whale Safari start from Andenes next to the lighthouse. But first we went on a tour through the museum where we …
The weather forecast promised some sun so we decided to use that wisely and go for a hike on a mountain called Måtinden on the island of Andøya which promised spectacular views. The day didn’t start that nice but on the way we also got some sunny spells which made us confident that we will …
After coming down from the island of Senja we now had reached Vesterålen, a group of several islands like Langøya, Andøya and Hadseløya just north of the Lofoten. Here the landscape is mountainous, but the mountains have a more rounded shape compared to the mountains in Lofoten. We were on the way along a scenic route …
At Mefjordvaer there is a big parking for caravans and from there a couple of hiking routes start. As the weather wasn’t really perfect we waited for the best moment and then jumped into the hiking boots to walk around Knuten and along the coast. Our parking surrounded by mountains was perfect. In the evening …
Driving along the fjords of Senja, we got many great views of this wild coast and mountains. Our trip took us first to Gryllefjord in the south-west of Senja and then north from one fjord to the next until Ersfjord where a spell of sun ended that day. The birch trees had finally no leaves …
The east of Senja is the tame side of this wild island and the Ånderdalen National Park dominated by birch and pine forests and bogs is a part of this lovely landscape. A hike took us from the coast to Lake Åndervatnet. On this hike I managed to submerge in the bog, luckily Eddy had …
Tromsø, the biggest town in Arctic Norway, lies 344 km north of the Artic circle. This corresponds to the geographical latitude of northern Alaska! We had quite good weather and enjoyed our stay in a city after travelling for weeks through scarcely inhabited regions. The yellow, wooden cathedral of Tromsø was built as a long church …
Lake Blåvatnet, or the blue lake as it is called, is another gem of the Lyngen Alps and for sure no secret. We went there on a beautiful weekend and many Norwegians had the same idea. Most of the way there is not really a path as you are walking over the rubble a glacier …
